The work station was delivered here a couple days ago and yesterday I unpacked 430 pounds of 3 long flat boxes that the freight company managed to conveniently place at my front door, on a long narrow wooden pallet. I've built the main desk part and now am looking at the instruction manual and a box of parts to build the credenza.

I will cover the the top of the main desk with cardboard and use it as a work bench as I study and proceed carefully. The schematic shows an L shaped configuration but I am making it with the U shaped option not shown. The main desk will be joined and the keyboard drawer will be in the center, upon which the new large PC monitor will be, as shown in the third pic

"At present we're on the wrong side of the door. But all the pages of the New Testament are rustling with the rumor that it will not always be so." ~ C.S. Lewis

One of two beautiful Pindo Palms I planted back in 2005 in the median strip between the sidewalk and street curb has had major issues for some time. Finally it "dawned" on me that it has a poor root system. So, today I treated the surrounding soil with a very slow soaking (through a soak-er hose) of Alka Liche in 60 gallons of water, one tablespoon per gallon, to break up the hard Ca-liche soil. I used aeration to keep it in solution in the 32 gallon drum, as it soaked.

When that has soaked in I'm going to immediately water in a good amount of Gypsum around the base of the truck, to help wash away most of the acidic solution from what few roots this palm has. The Gypsum will also serve to help break up any hardened soil beneath the existing roots. Keeping my fingers crossed that this works.

"At present we're on the wrong side of the door. But all the pages of the New Testament are rustling with the rumor that it will not always be so." ~ C.S. Lewis